DPR of Metro's third phase submitted to UD Ministry

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has prepared a detailed project report for the proposed 84-km third phase of the Metro rail and submitted it to the Union Urban Development Ministry, DMRC Chairman M Ramachandran said here today.

Talking to mediapersons on the sidelines of the 16th Foundation Day celebrations of the Delhi Metro this evening, Mr Ramachandran, who is also the Secretary in Urban Development Ministry, said the routes to be taken up under the third phase will be decided in the coming weeks.

The third phase is proposed to link the Ring Road with the metro network and will not include any NCR areas.

When asked about the possibility of any delay in the completion of the second phase before the Commonwealth Games, he said, ''On the basis of the track record of Delhi Metro, we are confident that the second phase will be completed well before the Games.'' In reply to a question on the likelihood of DMRC going in for IPO, he did not dismiss it entirely and said it could be thought about but first, other tasks at hand were more important like the expansion of the Metro network.

Meanwhile, at the Foundation Day ceremony, Dilshad Garden station was given the Best Station Award.